Keep Mike Rollin’ – A Thank You to so Many

I sit here this morning, thinking about the past week, and especially last Thursday night trying to come up with a suitable way to say thank you to so many, but also express so much more. It’s so difficult to put to words what the last week meant to me, and honestRead More

Medicare is Broken – Trying to Get a New Wheelchair for over 6 Months

That’s right, Medicare is broken and not just a little bit either… In writing this, I want to make something very clear from the start; I’m doing this in hopes of making some sort of positive change, in hopes that a congressperson or a representative, or someone veryRead More

Almost died the other day…

Complacency, that’s what almost killed me this past Wednesday. Carefree, doing something I’ve done 1000 times before, without a care in the world, thinking everything would just be okay. Let me tell you what happened, not so you’ll feel bad, or be like “Mike…! I’m soRead More

A look back on 2013, where’d Quadomated go?!?

Okay, okay, okay, you’ve got me… I haven’t been much of a blogger these past 9 months. A few of you have even written me personally to make sure everything was okay, and I’m sure many of you have wondered what the hell happened to Quadomated?!? Well I’ve been great,Read More

Growing up in Small Ski Town USA

My father takes a left-hand turn on to the Graves Road with our rusty old station wagon, as we bump up the dirt road into the parking lot of Big Rock early that Saturday morning. It’s 7:20 AM, more than an hour and a half before the mountain opens for the day, and thereRead More

Time for a major rant! This little doozy has been gnawing at me for over 4 months, ever since I purchased my new to me, but definitely used handicap accessible van, and got charged $800 sales tax by the State of Maine for handicap equipment that had already been taxedRead More

Samsung Galaxy S3 – Totally Hands-Free with Dragon Mobile Assistant

This post is about setting up and using a cell phone completely hands-free. While it is heavily tailored for those with high-level disabilities it could also be very useful for anyone looking to use a cell phone hands-free while driving. Okay, so I’ve finally found aRead More

Do-It-Yourself Tempurpedic Ergo Adjustable Bed Automation

Had one of the funniest/most rewarding geeky evenings last night figuring out how to automate my Tempurpedic Ergo Adjustable electric bed with my good ole automation buddy Andrew. Since getting this whole Quadomated home automation stuff together one of my biggest wishRead More

Recent Ramblings

I sit here this morning, thinking about the past week, and especially last Thursday night trying to come up with a suitable way to say thank you to so many, but also express so much more. It’s so difficult to put to words what the last week meant to me, and honestly I’ve got...

That’s right, Medicare is broken and not just a little bit either… In writing this, I want to make something very clear from the start; I’m doing this in hopes of making some sort of positive change, in hopes that a congressperson or a representative, or someone very high up in...

Complacency, that’s what almost killed me this past Wednesday. Carefree, doing something I’ve done 1000 times before, without a care in the world, thinking everything would just be okay. Let me tell you what happened, not so you’ll feel bad, or be like “Mike…! I’m so gl...

Okay, okay, okay, you’ve got me… I haven’t been much of a blogger these past 9 months. A few of you have even written me personally to make sure everything was okay, and I’m sure many of you have wondered what the hell happened to Quadomated?!? Well I’ve been great, everything...

I’m weird! Okay, we already knew that, so what’s so special about today 🙂 I’m just giddy with excitement about my new LED light bulbs. As in, every time I turn on the lights I now look up at the ceiling with a big smile on my face and chuckle at all the money I’m saving and how...

Adaptive Awesomeness

I’m weird! Okay, we already knew that, so what’s so special about today 🙂 I’m just giddy with excitement about my new LED light bulbs. As in, every time I turn on the lights I now look up at the ceiling with a big smile on my face

Check it out… our Fujitsu 15RLS2 ductless mini-split heat pump got installed this past Friday! Initial thoughts… I like it a whole lot, but there are definitely a few things to keep in mind with this technology. More about th

This post is about setting up and using a cell phone completely hands-free. While it is heavily tailored for those with high-level disabilities it could also be very useful for anyone looking to use a cell phone hands-free while

Conquering Life

I sit here this morning, thinking about the past week, and especially last Thursday night trying to come up with a suitable way to say thank you to so many, but also express so much more. It’s so difficult to put to words what the last

Complacency, that’s what almost killed me this past Wednesday. Carefree, doing something I’ve done 1000 times before, without a care in the world, thinking everything would just be okay. Let me tell you what happened, not so you’ll

Okay, okay, okay, you’ve got me… I haven’t been much of a blogger these past 9 months. A few of you have even written me personally to make sure everything was okay, and I’m sure many of you have wondered what the hell happened to

Universally Designed

I’m weird! Okay, we already knew that, so what’s so special about today 🙂 I’m just giddy with excitement about my new LED light bulbs. As in, every time I turn on the lights I now look up at the ceiling with a big smile on my face and chuckle at all the money I’m saving and how

Hell with Disability

That’s right, Medicare is broken and not just a little bit either… In writing this, I want to make something very clear from the start; I’m doing this in hopes of making some sort of positive change, in hopes that a congressperson or a representative, or someone very high up in

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The Quad in Quadomated

I’m just one happy geeky quadriplegic engineer living life to its fullest! With the majority of my body paralyzed and a very upbeat attitude I have a unique perspective on technology, living life, building homes and everything in between.